Starcodes July 19, 2024

We have two astrological stories running this week, one a deep rumble, the other light and summery. On that bass note, we’ll want to know who’s in control, what they’re doing, and how much control we have in our own life as we approach a full Moon in Capricorn on Sunday and the Sun approaches an opposition to Pluto on Monday. This is true in family dynamics or national politics.

It’s clear how these patterns are unfolding in our political arena, how about in our own life. Where do we need to feel more empowered, more in control of our life, less tossed about on the waves of outrageous fortune.

We’ll see an installment in a story that questions our priorities in the face of extremes, a story that started at the end of June when Mercury opposed Pluto — about the time of the presidential election- intensified last week as Venus opposed Pluto-as an ear was tipped by a bullet- and completes this year’s chapter as the Sun enters Leo and opposes Pluto on Monday. These Pluto oppositions to the personal planets occur once a year, this year as they occur so close together we get a real Plutonian narrative, a story of power plays in politics and a farewell to often beloved public figures.

Last week’s Uranus-Mars-fixed star Algol conjunction is still lingering in its effect. Algol is mythologically connected with losing one’s head or the beheading of a leader…